Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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